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Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Sometimes the words come slow.

I had several things on my Day Planner today, but the #1 priority was writing my column for Sunday's paper.Normally, writing the column takes about a hour plus editing. Every so often, writing something of substance is brutal. I wrote two pieces which were 500 words each but both seemed lame as a pony with a stone bruise.After lunch and a short nap, I headed back to my office, but the afternoon sun distracted me.Stepping over to the back door, I stood for a long while. The warm sun felt good on my aching knees.Picking up my laptop, I moved the office to the back deck. After a few moments in the sun, my fingers began dancing on the keys and soon my column was rattling out of my ancient laserjet printer.That's the nature of the beast -- sometimes the words come slow.

11 comments:

I know what you mean Rick... there are days when I sit down to write and it takes me an hour or two... then others I can sit down and in 20 minutes I have said what I feel needs to be said... I love those days ;)

First off, hugs to those knees. Second, hugs to the sun for the warm inspiration! If the sun is shining I'll sit outside even if the temps are freezing! Those pansies in the pic scream Spring to me...now if our weather would get that message.

Writing is a labor of love, well worth the effort! It leaves your fingerprint on the memories of any who may read it. You have the ability to make someone's day better, and you, my friend, do that well!

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I am an award-winning writer who often uses humor to paint pictures of life situations. "My goal is to leave the reader smiling." I write books as well as newspaper and magazine columns.I am also singer/songwriter who writes and performs folk/Americana music at festivals and coffee houses across the south.

My three non-fiction books are Life Changes, Life Happens which was released in September of 2012, and Remembering Big which I released in 2008.The release date for book four, Life Goes On, is scheduled for the summer of 2016.